Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	church_n	see_v	think_v	1,546	5	4.0548	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19331	A short dialogue, wherein is proved, that no man can be saved without good vvorkes	Corderoy, Jeremy, b. 1562 or 3.	1604 (1604)	STC 5756; ESTC S115604	42,072	138

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